Take a peek into the Falcons' Quarters system.
Safeties hinge at 45° while corners act as "bumpers" to neutralize the cross-country concept in Quarters.
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Take a peek into the Falcons' Quarters system.
Safeties hinge at 45° while corners act as "bumpers" to neutralize the cross-country concept in Quarters.
Watch Now! | www.matchquarters.com/p/falcons-qu...
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One path, different "targets."
Modular Pressure Paths to Stabilize the Run Fit
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Suffocating 12-Personnel:
The Falcons’ Blueprint for Heavy Personnel
Technical execution and cross-keying mechanics vs. McVay’s 12 & 13 personnel.
Link below.
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One Path, Many Uses
How the Ravens Defensive System Applies the "Nail Path" to Run-Downs
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Titans Double Edge Fire Zone vs. the Colts.
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Great example of a "Take-Back" within Quarters coverage by the Titans vs. the Colts.
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Everyone is going to tell you Oregon's Dillon Thieneman is a Nickel, but I actually think he's best suited as a Hash Safety.
He may very well play Nickel, but go watch his Purdue tape; the kid can cover the field.
Listen to Let's Talk Ball! wherever you pod.
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Titans illistrating "Shove" mechanics within their Quarters structures.
The Colts run an Insert Scissors concept.
Once the TE blocks at the bottom, the Field Safety "shoves" the coverage to X-WR.
Match (lock) the CBs, Vision the Safeties.
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Titans Quarters distribution vs. a Drive concept by the Cardinals.
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The Ravens 2.0 system prioritizes "surgical" pressure over high blitz rates.
Utility over volume.
Technique over scheme.
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Technique: Layering the blitz.
The safety trails the linebacker rather than stacking.
This allows the secondary rusher to fit off the LB's movement and adjust to the offensive line’s lateral wash in real-time.
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Modularity means taking a specific path & repurposing it across different looks.
The defense can swap personnel, Basse, Ni, Di, while keeping the technique identical.
Even attack different areas of the offense.
This creates complexity with minimal teaching for the defense.
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Defensive volume often compromises execution.
Mike McDonald & Jesse Minter solve this through modularity.
The "Nail" path is a utility pressure that functions as both a high-leverage pass-rush tool and a rundown stopper.
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Bingo!
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Caleb Downs is this year’s "eraser"—a high-level processor who allows defenses to stay in Nickel and win the math against play-action.
But he's not the only one in this year's draft...
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Titans running a simulated pressure with a Tampa rotation behind (NTT) it vs. the Texans.
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Titans running "Will 4" vs. a play-action pass by the Texans.
Both Safeties are reading the TE in Houston's 2x1 set.
Once he engages, the Safeties can "shove" the coverage, which is why the Safety up top moves outside the X's release.
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Defenses are evolving to counter the rules applied by modern offenses.
The best OCs understand (and break) a defense's rules.
For modern DCs, generating post-snap doubt is the new trend, and it doesn't require exotic rotations.
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Titans with an "open side" Safety blitz vs. a Split Zone concept by the Texans.
Blitz-side "feeds" the run blocking while the play-side attempts to "jam" the point of attack.
The goal of the pressure is to funnel the RB into a phonebooth.
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Titans running a Boss (Load) simulated pressure vs. the Texans.
Tennessee mugs both ILBs opposite the "load."
3-Buzz simulator at the bottom.
"Not" stunt inside from the Boss alignment.
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The nickel is now a first-round priority.
Defend 12 and 13 personnel without leaving your sub-packages.
Felix & I analyze the 2026 Combine and the evolution of the hybrid "Eraser".
New episode of Let's Talk Ball! is live.
Links below.
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Thanks for the collaboration, Bob!
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Two clips of the Titans fitting single-back Power from the Texans.
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Titans running a Tackle "Pick" pressure (Tip) vs. the Texans.
These are a staple of the Ravens system that Dennard Wilson is part of.
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Teaching the Vision Safety
A lesson from the San Francisco 49ers.
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Nice look at a 3-Buzz distribution from a 2-High shell by the Titans vs. a Broncos play-action pass.
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Titans in their Base defense (3-4) running a "Will" 4 concept vs. the Broncos.
Could even be a 3-Buzz concept from a 2-High shell.
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